Isaiah 16:8:17Isa.16.8.W17TAB
עָ֥בְרוּ
avru
“they passed over”
- Transliteration
- av-RU
- Extended
- aav-ROO
- IPA
- /ʕɔvˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they passed over
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
av-RU
- phraseyour reading level
av-RU YAM
- clause
she-lu-kho-TE-ha nit-SHU av-RU YAM
- sentence
KI shad-MOT khe-shBON um-la-LAL GE-fen siv-MA ba-a-LE go-YIM hal-MU se-ru-KE-ha ad-ya-ZER na-ga-U ta-U mid-BAR she-lu-kho-TE-ha nit-SHU av-RU YAM
Exegesis
The noun sheluchoteha {שְׁלֻחוֹתֶיהָ | she-lu-ḏho-tê-hā} with the Niphal perfect nitteshu {נִטְּשׁוּ | nit-tə-šū} conveys abandonment, leading to avru {עָבְרוּ | ’ā-var-ū} plus yam {יָם | yām} that underscores the geographic extent “over the sea.” The paratactic rhythm and construct chains highlight relentless judgment across regions.
In context — Isaiah 16:8
For the fields of Heshbon are withered, and the vine of Sibmah languishes; the lords of the nations have struck its choice branches . They reached as far as Jazer and strayed into the wilderness; its tendrils are spread out, and they have crossed over the sea.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:8:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Isaiah 16:8, so the Hebrew word עָ֥בְרוּ (avru) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Isa.16.8.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.8.W17.S1) and character.